I have a computer which has a new message: after logging on, the WIndows Security Center screen comes up, and then something called "XP Internet Security 2010" starts doing a scan, and reports finding a lot of malicious software.
However, it won't allow me to wipe them -- just keeps sending me back to a registration board. So, I suspect that this is a virus. Also, the malware and super spybot (from "8 steps") don't seem to open.
I noticed this maybe the next time that I turned on the computer, after a day when I downloaded updates from Microsoft.
A friend says that this is a root virus, and the only way to get rid of it is to take out the hard-drive and put it on a Unix machine.
Any other ideas/comments??
However, it won't allow me to wipe them -- just keeps sending me back to a registration board. So, I suspect that this is a virus. Also, the malware and super spybot (from "8 steps") don't seem to open.
I noticed this maybe the next time that I turned on the computer, after a day when I downloaded updates from Microsoft.
A friend says that this is a root virus, and the only way to get rid of it is to take out the hard-drive and put it on a Unix machine.
Any other ideas/comments??